English Medium

Andhra Government To Introduce English Medium From Next Academic Year

Education | ANI | Thursday September 12, 2019

During a review meeting on education, Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy said nearly 70,000 teachers would be trained for teaching in English medium in the District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs).

Andhra Pradesh To Introduce English Medium From Class 1 - 8 In 2020-21

Andhra Pradesh News | ANI | Thursday September 12, 2019

Andhra Pradesh government will introduce English medium from Class 1 to Class 8 from the next academic year. Teachers will be imparted necessary training for this purpose.

Maharashtra Government's Tribal Schools To Turn English Medium

Education | Press Trust of India | Friday August 30, 2019

The conversion of ashram shalas (schools) into English medium ones will be done in a phased manner, according to officials.

Karnataka To Teach English Along With Kannada In 1,000 Government Schools

Education | Asian News International | Thursday June 20, 2019

Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara on Thursday said the government has decided to start teaching English in 1,000 government schools across the state.

65 State-Run, Aided Schools To Start English As Medium Of Teaching: West Bengal Minister

Education | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 2, 2019

The minister said manuals for English medium teaching in the schools have been prepared already and now ready for distribution in the schools.

English Medium: 65 State-Run Schools In West Bengal To Introduce Teaching In English

Education | Press Trust of India | Friday December 28, 2018

Education minister Partha Chatterjee had said earlier this month, the state-run government schools will offer English Medium based education from the next academic year.

Odisha Teacher Allegedly Sexually Harassed Many Schoolgirls, Case Filed

Bhubaneshwar News | Press Trust of India | Sunday November 4, 2018

Police on Saturday registered a case against the teacher of a reputed English medium school on charges of sexually harassing some girl students, police said.

1,000 Karnataka Schools To Turn English Medium By Year-End

Karnataka News | Written by Maya Sharma | Wednesday September 12, 2018

Kannada is still the medium of instruction at government schools across Karnataka, despite a provision in the 2018 state budget to promote the use of English at 1,000 such institutions. Officials in chief minister HD Kumaraswamy's office, however, claimed the government has not deviated from its objective.

''I Am Not Afraid Of English'' Campaign Launched In Haryana Schools

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday July 14, 2018

The Haryana Education Department has launched ''I am not afraid of English'' initiative to promote English language right from Class 1 in the state''s primary schools, it was announced today.

Biocon Chief Kiran Mazumdar Shaw Says Sorry For Tweet On Kannada Activists Amid Language Row

Karnataka News | Written by Maya Sharma | Thursday July 12, 2018

After a war of words on Twitter between Kiran Mazumdar Shaw and the Kannada Development Authority (KDA) over its opposition to the state government's proposal to introduce English classes in primary schools, the Biocon chief has apologised.

Biocon Chief Kiran Shaw, Kannada Development Authority Quarrel Over Tweet

Karnataka News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 10, 2018

A war of words has erupted between Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar Shaw and Kannada Development Authority after she called the KDA "an insignificant group of naysayers" for opposing the state government's proposal to introduce English medium classes in 1,000 primary schools.

English-Medium Education Proposed In SDMC schools To Compete With Delhi Government Schools

Education | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 12, 2017

An SDMC panel today proposed to impart English-medium education in its schools, from nursery and onwards, a move that seeks to counter competition from the Delhi government schools.

Kerala School Diktat On Uniform Causes Backlash

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 12, 2017

An English medium school in Malappuram has courted controversy by reportedly introducing separate uniforms for students based on their academic performance.

TSW DCET 2017: Application Process Begins For Admission To First Year Degree Programs; Last Date March 26

Education | Edited by Anisha Singh | Friday March 10, 2017

The Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society (TSWREIS), Hyderabad has begun the application process for admission to first year BA/B.Com./B.Sc. degree English Medium courses in TSW Residential Degree Colleges for Women for the 2017-18 academic session.

Goa Elections 2017: Will Ban Rave Parties And Concerts In Goa, Says GSM-Shiv Sena Combine

India News | Edited by Malini Chatterji | Saturday January 28, 2017

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh rebel leader Subhash Velingkar-led Goa Suraksha Manch (GSM) and Shiv Sena in their joint manifesto for Goa polls released today have promised to ban Electronic Dance Music (EDM) festivals and rave parties in the tourist hotspot. They also assured to discontinue government grants to English medium schools in a phased mann...